Sanitary drinking-fountain.



F. G. PARTINGTON.

SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLlCATlON FILED OCT. 14, 1913.

.lPatenteol Apr. 13, 1915.

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F. G. PARTINGTON.

SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-14. 1913.

Patented Apr.13,1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Application filed October 14, 1913. Serial No. 795,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that T, FREDERICK G. PART- INGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Drinking-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to sanitary drinking fountains, more especially to so-called bubble-cup type thereof, and it proposes certain hereinafter described improvements in or relating to the construction of the cup, its mode of mounting, and the means or devices provided in connection with it for controlling the supply of water, whereby the cup may be readily lifted from its seat and the water turned on by a single operation and with the use of but one hand, the cup returning automatically to its seat when released or dropped.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood that no limitation to the precise structural details shown is con templated, since modifications and changes as to the materials and the size and relative proportions of parts, as well as their arrangement, may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

Tn the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical view of the improved fountain; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the liftable bubblecups; Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of such cup taken on theline 3-3, of Fig. 2, and showing also the weight attached to the water-supply pipe to the cup; and Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view of a modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates generally the pedestal of the fountain, and 2 the bowl or basin at the top thereof. These parts may be constructed of any suitable material and may be of any desired design or shape. They may also be either integral or separable, but preferably the latter, as such construction enables the basin to be removed and cleaned independently of the pedestal. In the construction shown, the pedestal is hollow, and its connection with the basin is effected by flaring the upper end thereof, as indicated by the numeral 3, so as to form a seat or support for the reception of a depending annular flange 4- provided upon the bottom of the basin, the portion of the latter directly out side of this flange resting upon the outturned or widened edge of the flared neck 3.

The pedestal 1 may rest either directly upon the ground or upon a suitable base, the latter construction being the more advantageous. This construction is illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein the base is indicated by the numeral 6 and is shown as connected with the foot of the pedestal by bolts or other fasteners 7.

The basin 2 is preferably formed with a horizontal partition 8 which in turn is provided with a plurality of upstanding, hollow bosses or projections 9 which constitute supports or seats for the bubble-cups 10. The number of these supports and, in consequence of the bubble-cups may of course vary according to the character of the cups and to the general size of the basin and its partition. The lower ends of the supports are open.

The cups 10 are preferably of the type shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein they are represented as having their body portions 11 formed with depending inner and outer necks 12 and 13 which are spaced apart, the outer neck 13 fitting in and thus coacting with the seat 15 in the upper end of each support 9.

The inner neck 12 has fitted therein a collar or ring 16 formed with a series of apertures 17 for the discharge of waste water therethrough, as hereinafter explained, and this collar receives, in turn a cylindrical sleeve 18 wherein is threaded the depending, stem of a cap 19, which rests at its under face upon the upper face of the collar. (See Fig. 3.) Between the lower end of the stem of the cup and the bottom of the seat or socket in sleeve 18 is clamped the enlarged head 20 of the flexible water supply pipe 21, the major portion of which pipe is incased by a flexible tube 22 having attached thereto a weight 23. Each supply pipe and its covering 22 extend through an opening 24 in the bottom of the basin, the pipes themselves being connected with the upper end of the water main 25. At the point of such connection between the flexible'supply pipes 21 and the aforesaid main 25, a suitable valve 26 is provided, access to which is had through or by way of a door 27 of any desired type, with which the pedestal 1 is equipped, it being understood that the water main projects upwardly through the base into the interiorof the pedestal, as shown in Fig. 1.

The aforementioned cap 19 is so arranged with respect to the supply pipe 21 that its bore 28 exactly registers with the upper end of the pipe. Means is provided for controlling the passage of water through the said pipe into the cup bore, and thence into the cup, and such means is so arranged as to be manipulated by the same hand as that with which the cup is raised from its support, thereby obviating the loss of time in using the cup, since the latter may be raised and the controlling means operated with one hand and by a single movement. In the construction shown, the head of this supply pipe and the sleeve 18 are formed with registering openings through which a slide valve 29, of the cut-off type is movable. In its normal posi tion this valve closes the supply pipe, but when operated, the mouth of the pipe is uncovered, thus permitting the water to fiow freely to the cup. The operating means may be of any desired construction, as for example the bell crank levers 30 and 31 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 respectively. The lever 30 is pivoted at its apex on a lug 32 provided upon the bottom of the cup 11, and its outer or longer arm extends through registering openings 33 and 3% formed in the outer neck 13 and in the lower portion of the handle 35, the latter being attached to the neck 13 at such a point that both it and the aforementioned'lever arm may be grasped by the same hand. The inner or shorter arm of the lever 30 is pivotally connected at its terminal to the adjacent end of the valve, the valve being retained normally in the position above indi cated through the agency of a controlling spring 36, which acts upon the lever.

The modified form of lever shown in Fig. 4 is relatively small, as compared with the lever 30 shown in Fig. 3, but has a somewhat similar disposition and mounting. Instead of being directly operated by the hand which grasps the handle 35,it isoperated through the agency of a depressible rod 37, the lower end of which rests upon the terminal of the outer arm of the lever. This rod is normally held in raised position by means of a spring 88 arranged within a depending casing 39 secured to the handle, and is moved downwardly against the tension of such spring by the depression of a push button 40 with which the upper end of the rod is furnished, the push button extending through an opening in the handle.

From the aforegoing it will be apparent, assuming that the valve 26 is open, which is ordinarily the case, that any one of the cups maybe lifted from its support, raised to the lips, and the valve 29 opened by a single movement and by the same hand. Water will then flow through main 25 into the pipe 21 and thence into the cup, so long as the valve 29 is kept open. As soon as the said valve is released, it will immediately return to closed position, thereby shutting off the water, the provision of the openings 17 in the collar 16 insuring immediate draining off and discharge of all waste water, so that none can remain in the cup. As soon as the cup is released, it will return automatically to its support, owing to the employment of the weight 23, the cup assuming its correct position on the support owing to the cooperation between its outer neck 13 and the seat 15. The weight in question is designed to be adjustable on the outer tube 22, being held in place frictionally, or in any other manner, the position of the weight determining the extent to which the cups may be lifted, since during the lifting movement the weight is brought into contact with the wall of the opening 24: in the bottom of the basin, whereby such movement is automatically terminated. The covering itself has a diameter which is appreciably greater than that of the pipe 21, the space thus provided receiving the waste water through perforations 17, which water is preferably caught in the concave body of the base 6, whence it is dischar ed through a pipe 41 and put to any desired use.

In addition to the parts above described, the pedestal may be equipped adjacent its foot with a trough 42, from which small animals may drink. This trough extends inwardly through the wall of the pedestal and is supplied from a branch 48 attached to the main 25 and equipped with a controlling valve 44. That part of the trough which receives the water from the main has its inner end open, the bottom of such portion acting therefore, to control the level of the water in the main or outer portion of the trough.

The mode of use of the complete invention is believed to be apparent and to require no further description or explanation.

'What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination, with a stand, and a bowl mounted thereon and provided with a hollow, upstanding projection, of a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest upon said projection and provided with depend ing inner and outer concentric necks, the latter of which is adapted to fit in the upper end of said projection, a nozzle fitted in the inner neck, a flexible water supply pipe connected to said nozzle, and a cut-off valve associated with said nozzle for controlling the passage of water therethrough.

2. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination of a support provided at its upper end with a seat, a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest upon said support and provided with depending, concentric inner and outer necks, the latter of which is adapted to fit in said seat, a nozzle fitted in the inner neck, a flexible water supply pipe connected to said nozzle, and a cut-off valve associated with said nozzle for controlling the passage of water therethrough.

3. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination of a hollow support provided at its upper end with a seat, a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest upon said support and provided with depending, concentric inner and outer necks, the latter of which is adapted to fit in said seat, a nozzle fitted in the inner neck, a flexible water supply pipe extending through said support and into said inner neck and attached to said nozzle, and a cut-ofl' valve associated with said nozzle for controlling the passage of water therethrough.

4. In a sanitary drinking fountain the combination of a support provided at its upper end with a seat, a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest upon said support and provided with depending inner and outer concentric necks, the latter of which is adapted to fit in said seat, a nozzle fitted in the inner neck, a flexible water supply pipe connected to said nozzle, and means carried by said cup for controlling the passage of water through said nozzle.

5. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination with a support, of a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest thereon, the bottom of said cup being provided with a bubble nozzle through which water is adapted to flow during drinking, when the cup is lifted, a flexible water supply pipe connected with said nozzle, and a valve engaged with said nozzle for control ling the passage of water therethrough.

6. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination with a support, of a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest thereon, the bottom of said cup being provided with a bubble nozzle, and with a series of Waste water openings arranged therearound, a flexible supply pipe permanently connected to said nozzle, and a valve engaged with said nozzle for controlling the passage of water therethrough.

7 In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination, with a support, of a liftable drinking cup adapted to normally rest thereon, the bottom of said cup being provided with a bubble nozzle and with a series of waste-water openings arranged therearound, means for supplying water to said nozzle, and a valve engaged with said nozzle for controlling the passage of water therethrough.

8. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination of a liftable drinking cup, a stand therefor, a water-supply pipe connected to said cup, means connected to said pipe for contact with said stand to limit the lifting movement of the cup therefrom, and means carried by said cup for controlling the passage of the water through said pipe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK Ur. PAR'IINGTON.

Witnesses:

P. H. Rnnss, It. PEALE HERRIOK.

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